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The sight of her father was like the final surge of pressure to break the damn, but it took only minutes before the flow of emotion began to dry up again. Words had pressed chaotically forward in her mind, but began to settle into sentences as she calmed down again. Eventually, the good sense she had inherited from her father slipped back in as well and it went right to work keeping at bay the onslaught of emotional commentary she had felt so compelled to give only seconds before. She said nothing as she felt him withdraw, only searching his face and gave him a watery smile and a nod as he told her he had missed her. It was her silent way of telling him that she had missed him as well, and it was all that was needed.

Liffey turned to look back at Rannoch as Elwood addressed him, feeling instantly sheepish at her display and anxious over the impending introduction. She sniffled again and gave her coat a quick shake as she re-positioned herself to stand nearer to Rannoch's side. "Dad, this is Rannoch," she told him, turning her head slightly to ensure that Towhee could read her lips as well, "He's the alpha of my pack, and my friend." The Blackthorn felt her cheeks burn as the other things she felt tempted to call him came to mind. Those were things they had never really discussed, even though they felt like rather accurate descriptions even then.